HC Deb 23 May 1991 vol 191 c607W
Mr. French

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the impact of reduced military expenditure on the economy of south-west England.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

It is too early to say what effect the revised defence programme emerging from "Options for Change" will have on military expenditure in particular regions.

Mr. French

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will obtain a copy of the conclusions of the Bristol polytechnic study on the impact of reduced military expenditure on the economy of south-west England for his departmental library.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Yes.